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| Billie Piper to return to Dr Who | Billie Piper to return to Dr Who |
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| Actress Billie Piper is to return to Doctor Who, the BBC has confirmed. | Actress Billie Piper is to return to Doctor Who, the BBC has confirmed. |
| She will star in three episodes of the sci-fi drama, reprising her role as the Doctor's companion, Rose Tyler. | She will star in three episodes of the sci-fi drama, reprising her role as the Doctor's companion, Rose Tyler. |
| Rose's return will mean the Doctor has three assistants in next year's series - Donna, played by Catherine Tate, and Freema Agyeman as Martha. | Rose's return will mean the Doctor has three assistants in next year's series - Donna, played by Catherine Tate, and Freema Agyeman as Martha. |
| The new series begins in March and will run for 13 episodes. There will be three special editions in 2009 before the show takes a break until 2010. | The new series begins in March and will run for 13 episodes. There will be three special editions in 2009 before the show takes a break until 2010. |
| Piper left Doctor Who last year, when Rose was transported into a parallel universe. | |
| Awards | Awards |
| The character had been a hit and Piper won a number of awards for her performances. She was named most popular actress at the National Television Awards in 2005 and 2006. | The character had been a hit and Piper won a number of awards for her performances. She was named most popular actress at the National Television Awards in 2005 and 2006. |
| A separate show based on Rose had been planned by writer and series producer Russell T Davies, but was scrapped when Davies decided the programme was "a spin-off too far". | A separate show based on Rose had been planned by writer and series producer Russell T Davies, but was scrapped when Davies decided the programme was "a spin-off too far". |
| Filming is currently under way in Cardiff for the new series of Doctor Who, which sees the Doctor meeting an old group of enemies - the Sontarans - 35 years after first encountering them. | Filming is currently under way in Cardiff for the new series of Doctor Who, which sees the Doctor meeting an old group of enemies - the Sontarans - 35 years after first encountering them. |
| Before that, the programme will return to television screens at Christmas with a special episode set on the Titanic, which will co-star singer and actress Kylie Minogue. | Before that, the programme will return to television screens at Christmas with a special episode set on the Titanic, which will co-star singer and actress Kylie Minogue. |